Created for those who have never ran an obstacle course race (OCR) and want to, those who are weekend warriors who are looking to become elite obstacle course racers, and those elite racers who are want to keep up to date with the community. Whether you are into mud run’s, marathons, ultra-marathons or adventure racing we have something for you! We will be talking to professional racers, personal trainers, fitness coaches, nutritionists and race creators to bring you the best practices to ge ...
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From the livestream home of Spartan, Tough Mudder, DEKA, and the OCR World Championships, this is The OCR Report Podcast. The go-to source in the sport for informative and professional interviews about Obstacle Course Racing and Hybrid Fitness Racing. From the home of World’s Toughest Podcast, Obstacle Running Adventures, OCR Talk, and Nitty Gritty Training: The first podcast to focus exclusively on the Elite Racing SPORT of Obstacle Course Racing. Each week we talk about the latest results ...
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Welcome to the World’s Toughest Podcast, where we talk about any Obstacle Course Race you’d like, as long as it's World’s Toughest Mudder. Each week we talk to members of the WTM Community and share stories of success and failure in the single greatest event in OCR. We are the Number One rated Obstacle Course Racing podcast in the world according to Apple Podcasts and Amazon.com. Thank you. The Worlds Toughest Podcast is a production of Contender Media and is not affiliated with Tough Mudder ...
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Joe De Sena: Spartan School, The Olympics, and Death
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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Joe De Sena is the President of Spartan. Joe joins Will Hicks to talk about Spartan School through 2Hr Learning. While they were talking, OCR in the Olympics came up, and they wrapped up with…
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DEKA Norcal and Rules Update With Yancy Culp
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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- This past weekend there was controversy at the finish line of DEKA Norcal. The Director of DEKA, Yancy Culp joins us to talk about the finish line and the resulting updates to the DEKA Rule B…
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Nicole Mericle on Double Sand Bags and Mental Health
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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Nicole Mericle is four-time OCR World Champion. After a two-year recovery from injury, she won the first race in the 2023 Spartan North American Elite Series last month and 3rd Place at DEKA …
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Veejay Jones: 2023 is for OCR. 2024 is for Fitness Racing
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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Veejay Jones is a two-time OCRWC World Champion in the 3k Division. He won the first race in the 2023 Spartan North American Elite Series and this past weekend he won the 4th race in the 2023…
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Tough Mudder 2024: No more 5ks with Tough Mudder CEO Giles Chater and Chris Maltbie
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Are you an OCR Report Member yet? For less than $5 a month you can support the sport we love. We are on the way to our first 2,000 members. Join us today! --- Giles Chater is the CEO of Tough Mudder. Chris Maltbie is the Senior Director of Global Brand and Product at Tough Mudder. Giles and Chris join us today to talk about a BIG change for Tough M…
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Chris Maltbie from TMHQ: What is the new Tough Mudder Innovation Lab?
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First episode of 2023! Be sure you're following The OCR Report on Instagram and text Will at (619) 485-2726 to join his OCR text chat. And leave a review for the show! Five Starrrrrs! --- Chris Maltbie is the Senior Director of Global Brand and Product at Tough Mudder. Chris joins us today to talk about the new Tough Mudder Innovation Lab for 2023.…
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2022 WTM Recap with Tough Mudder CEO Giles Chater: "Just Magnificent"
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World's Toughest Mudder 2022 was AMAZING. We were on-site all weekend long bringing the action home as host of the 24-hour live stream on YouTube.com/toughmudder. Did you watch it? Let Will know what you think of the live stream! Text him at (610) 485-2726. --- Giles Chater is the CEO of Tough Mudder. He sat down with Will Hicks after the post-race…
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World's Toughest Mudder 2022 Preview with Amelia Boone and Carlo Piscitello
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World's Toughest Mudder is THIS WEEKEND! You can watch the race LIVE all weekend long at YouTube.com/toughmudder. Our own Will Hicks will be anchoring the race coverage for the full 24 hours. Tune in and jump in the comments! (You can text Will during the race at (619) 485-2726.) --- Amelia Boone and Carlo Piscitello join the show to talk about WTM…
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Where EXACTLY will WTM 2022 Be? with Tough Mudder Director of Global Product Chris Maltbie
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At the WTM 2021 Champion's Brunch Tough Mudder announced that World's Toughest Mudder 2022 will be held in Pensacola, Florida. But where EXACTLY in Pensacola? Atmore, Alabama. Tough Mudder Global Director of Product joins the show to talk about the venue, what runners can expect from the terrain, and what the schedule will look like for the race we…
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Spartan Games Season Two: Behind the Scenes with Spartan Head of Media Christine De La Rosa-Stotz
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Spartan Games Season Two debuts on March 24th! Christine De La Rosa-Stotz is the Head of Media for Spartan and joins us for a behind-the-scenes look. Christine tells us about how they made the decision to bring back Spartan Games, what we can expect from Season Two, and "What about Spartan Games Season Three?". Episode One of Season Two of Spartan …
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What is Infinite Hero Challenge? with Evan Perperis
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One of the newest offerings from Tough Mudder is the "Infinite Hero Challenge". Infinite Hero Challenge is a new team-based way to explore the Tough Mudder course with challenges and obstacles that you won't face on a normal Tough Mudder course. Evan Perperis is the man behind the program for Tough Mudder. He joins us to talk about how the event ca…
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Spartan Ultra World Champ Rea Kolbl Wants You To Run With Her In Slovenia
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Rea Kolbl is the two-time defending Spartan Ultra World Champion. She also won World's Toughest Mudder twice and is tied for the women's record with most miles at a WTM with 90 miles. Rea grew up in Slovenia. She moved away when she was 19 but still visits her family regularly. Last year Spartan held their first race in Slovenia and they will be ba…
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World's Toughest Curling with Katelyn Ritter
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With a gap of four years since episode one, this is episode two of World's Toughest Curling Podcast, "Where we talk about any Winter Olympics sport you want, as long as it's Curling". Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss episode three, airing in 2026. Katelyn Ritter joins the show to talk about the 2022 US Olympic Curling teams and the competitio…
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115 Miles in 24 Hours: Your 2021 World's Toughest Mudder Champion Mark Batres
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Mark Batres won World's Toughest Mudder 2021 with more miles than anyone has run at the race. It was his first time competing at WTM. Mark joins the show to talk about his race and what it means to him to win his first major OCR championship. Mark also talks about the recent Spartan pro tier system and whether he thinks he was ranked accurately. (H…
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The 2022 Spartan US National Series with Kevin Gregory
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Kevin Gregory is a podium-winning Spartan athlete, a gym owner, and a physical trainer. He also likes to run races while wearing a "Bubbles the Clowne" mask. Kevin joins the show to talk about the new Age Group-focused Spartan US National Series. He talks about the venues and what racers can expect at each one. He also talks about training and how …
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The First Tough Mudder of 2022! SoCal Recap with Heather Olson
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The 2022 Tough Mudder season kicked off this past weekend at Tough Mudder SoCal and Heather Olson was there! Heather is the host of the OCR podcast Overcome and Run. She ran both days at Tough Mudder SoCal (and Spartan SoCal on Saturday). She joins the show to talk about the event, the obstacles, and her plans for the 2022 race season. --- Follow T…
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Back to Back Wins at Spartan SoCal with Faye Morgan
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Faye Morgan swept the opening weekend of the 2022 Spartan season with wins at the Spartan SoCal Super and Sprint. We talked with Faye about her race in SoCal, her plans for 2022, and how to be a mother of four kids and how she makes time to win races on the weekend. --- Follow The OCR Report on Instagram Send Will Hicks a text Leave a review for th…
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JahLisa James: 100x Tough Mudders and Counting
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You can find JahLisa James on course at World's Toughest Mudder with "Black Lives Mudder" on her bib. JahLisa is a beloved member of the WTM community. She hit several big milestones last year at World's Toughest Mudder. 100 Tough Mudder Events Set her personal best in milage with 40 Was awarded the Tough Mudder Community Award for Personal Accompl…
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2022 HYROX North American Champion Ryan Kent
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Ryan Kent is the 2022 HYROX North American Champion. He won the title this weekend by beating Hunter McIntyre, Rich Ryan, and the rest of the field at the HYROX North American Championships in Chicago. Ryan talks about his race, what he had to sacrifice to make the leap from contender to champion, and how having a wife and son has given him less ti…
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The New Tough Mudder Holy Grail: 2022 Endurance Series Preview with Kyle McLaughlin and Chris Maltbie
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Kyle McLaughlin is the President of Tough Mudder. Chris Maltbie is the Tough Mudder Director of Product. The 2022 Tough Mudder season is around the corner! Kyle and Chris join the show to talk about the Tough Mudder Endurance series and the newest Tough Mudder race: Tough Mudder Infinity. Beginning in 2022 the required races to earn the Tough Mudde…
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World's Toughest Mudder 2021 Recap with Carlo Piscitello
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World's Toughest Mudder 2021 is in the books. How was your race? How many miles did you get? Text Will at (619) 485-2726 and brag a little. - Carlo Piscitello joins the show to recap the race that was WTM 2021. Carlo ran 55 miles and was SPENT at the finish line. Will ran 50 and could not be happier. Carlo and Will talk about their individual races…
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It's Been Five Years And It Still Bothers Me with Keith Allen
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"This weekend is World's Toughest Mudder! Text me any last minute questions. (619) 485-2726" -Will - Keith Allen is the creator of the 🎶 Kristopher Mendoza 🎶 jingle, a WTM vet, and one of the most talented people you will ever meet. Keith joins Will to talk about meeting at Taco Bell, his past career as a professional musician, and the time he got …
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Exclusive: WTM 2021 Preview and Reveal with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin, Amelia Boone, and Carlo Piscitello
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"TWO WEEKS UNTIL WTM 2021. Don't get hurt and I will see you in Laughlin. Text me any last minute questions. (619) 485-2726" -Will - Kyle McLaughlin is the President of Tough Mudder. Amelia Boone is a three-time World Champion at World's Toughest Mudder. Carlo Piscitello hosted the longest-running and most popular Tough Mudder YouTube show. They al…
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"We are four weeks away from WTM 2021. Will you be in Laughlin? Text me when you get there (619) 485-2726. If you want to say hey and grab a picture, pre-race is best. Post-race I will be asleep." -Will - Elliot Rueb ran 65 miles his first year at World's Toughest Mudder. His best year was 85 miles. As part of his training for WTM 2021 he ran the M…
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Rea Kolbl: Your Spartan Ultra Back-to-Back World Champion
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A quick message from Will: "Hey, shoot me a text at (619) 485-2726. Who do you think will win the last US National Series race of the year? Veejay Jones or Ryan Atkins? Call your shot before the race on Sunday. - Rea Kolbl has never lost a race longer than eight hours. She won the 24-hour Spartan Ultra World Championship in Telluride this past week…
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From A Spectator Perspective? Hilarious. with Carlo Piscitello
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A quick note from Will: "Hey, we are only five weeks out from WTM. Text me your last-minute questions and I'll answer them or send you to the person who can. (619) 485-2726. No charge or anything. Just help me over a wall in Laughlin." - Carlo Piscitello first ran World's Toughest Mudder in 2015. After a couple of years covering the race for The OC…
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Your 2021 OCR World Champion: Lindsay Webster
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A quick message from Will: "Hey, shoot me a text at (619) 485-2726. Let me know what you think about this episode with Lindsay or anything else OCR-related. Also, I just finished Squid Game and need to talk about that also." - Lindsay Webster is the 2021 OCR World Champion in both the 3k and 15k. She won both races last weekend at OCRWC in Stratton…
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First Timer Questions with WTM First Timers Mark and Nathan Coons
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What is your WTM first-timer question? Text it to Will at (619) 995-9200 and he will answer it, one-on-one. He also may use it in a future episode! - Mark and Nathan Coons are running World's Toughest Mudder for the first time this year. Mark and Nathan got all their first-timer questions together and asked them in our first ever "First-Timers" epi…
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What is Tough Mudder Infinity? and All Things Tough Mudder 2022 with Tough Mudder CEO Kyle McLaughlin
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Text Will your Tough Mudder questions to (619) 485-2726. --- Kyle McLaughlin is the CEO of Tough Mudder. Kyle joins us this week to talk about the 2022 Tough Mudder event calendar and drops a ton of other info along the way. Including: The Theme of WTM 2021 Obstacles: Mash-Ups A brand-new Tough Mudder multi-lap event: Tough Mudder Infinity. 10 Hour…
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OCR and the Olympics, Spartan Games 2.0, and Spartan Cross League with Spartan Head of Sport David Watson
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Follow The OCR Report on Instagram and text Will Hicks at (619) 995-9200 for the latest OCR News, Race Results, Course Maps, and more from the sport of Obstacle Course Racing. - David Watson is the Head of Sport for Spartan. David joined The OCR Report for a wide-ranging exclusive conversation about OCR and the Olympics, Spartan Games 2.0, Spartan …
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This week, I spoke with Antonio Alletto, race director and founder of Grit OCR. Antonio starts by telling me all about Grit OCR, from the format to the obstacles and everything in between. We talk about the two different race distances they offer, and how that poses a challenge as a race director. I ask him about how he chooses which obstacles to i…
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Overcoming Injury & Returning to Racing with Ashley Heller
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This week, I spoke with elite OCR athlete Ashley Heller! We start with talking about her most recent Spartan race in Montana, and about how much we both love that course. Ashley tells me about her recent injury, her recovery process and how she dealt with it. We talk about her return to racing, and she shares advice for athletes dealing with injuri…
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